History books

This book tells the history of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of publishing. In Second Printing Revolution,...  Read More >>

This study traces its transformation from an eighteenth-century natural landscape of thick bush into an agricultural...  Read More >>

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""A definitive history of bird conservation in America."" (Kirkus Reviews, starred) From the time the country...  Read More >>

A dynamic, new history of queer life under fascism from a rising star in German studies. Award-winning historian...  Read More >>

A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest...  Read More >>

Modern Paris is often hailed as a capital of urban infrastructure.  Read More >>

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Women and Resistance in the Annals of Tacitus explores how Tacitus often represents a Roman woman's relationship...  Read More >>

The Great Repair explores how Jews and Germans began reparations discussions fewer than seven years after the Holocaust...  Read More >>

This new edition of Being Indigenous presents perspectives from 23 Indigenous scholars who share their knowledge...  Read More >>

This book brings together the newest research to explore an era of newfound importance for the global ocean, focusing...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary volume focuses on the translations, transformations and adaptations of religious texts across...  Read More >>

Wisdom of the Marsh takes an in-depth look at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex through the overlapping lens of environmental...  Read More >>

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A historian explores the temples built for the deities of ancient Egypt, including Luxor and Karnak, and the pyramids...  Read More >>

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An enthralling guide to the lost world of the natives of the Andes, from the ancient Paracas, Chavín, Nazca and...  Read More >>

An illustrated chronicle of the Templars' rise and fall, from champions of Christ in the Middle Ages to their mysterious...  Read More >>

An authoritative history of Mesoamerica and its many peoples, spanning 3000 years of civilizations from the Olmecs...  Read More >>

This book offers an insight to the Armenian diasporic communities in India through the lens of diaspora studies....  Read More >>

This book uncovers the powerful ties between iconic jazz musicians and leading African American writers during the...  Read More >>

One of the most authoritative and personal guides to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. Written by world-renowned...  Read More >>

Since ancient times societies have employed outposts to secure new frontiers. The Presidio of San Francisco, founded...  Read More >>

Frederick Douglass and Stand Watie, two men on opposite sides of the American Civil War, may seem to have little...  Read More >>